Ready to buy your ticket? (SPW) (551 hits)
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Submitted by Strider <jesseisquite.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-09-29 13:37:13 EDT
Ahh yes, ladies and gents. It's time yet again for another SPW from your friendly neighborhood strider. Let the -2s fly, I don't care, it won't dampen my excitement of today's events.
I don't know about you all, but I've been dreaming of traveling to space since I first saw the movie "The Right Stuff". Today is historic because we're another step closer to making that dream a reality for those of us not able to pony up $10 Million to get to orbit.
http://keyetv.com/topstories/topstories_story_173070717.html (video here is good)
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-scrock0930,0,4976006.story?coll=ny-homepage-big-pix
Even though astronaut Mike Melville (age 63) experienced significant roll (an estimated 30 rolls) in the last part of the boost phase before apogee, he was able to regain control after shutting off the rocket.
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_success_040929.html
As long he reached 62.5 miles (100km), they will attempt to launch again either Sunday or Monday in order to claim the $10 Million Ansari X-Prize.
Virgin Galatic expects to begin commercial space flights in 5 years. Your ticket will only be $208,000. So start saving your pennies and I'll see you in orbit...
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/virgin_space_040927.html
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Submitted by Impassive-Digressive (user info) at 2004-09-29 21:33:33 EDT (#)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3693020.stm
According to this article, Sir Dicky Branson expects his first flight to in about 3 years....
Personally, I don't see the allure of going into space for the sake of it. There is nothing to do, no ultimate destination. You are just paying an assload of money to float around in a little spaceship cabin and come back down.
That said, if I could afford to fly myself and my girlfried up there so we could be the first ever couple to have sex in space, I'd do it.
Submitted by ScoutCJustice (user info) at 2004-09-29 19:59:33 EDT (#)
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"Virgin Galatic expects to begin commercial space flights in 5 years."
That's hilarious. There's no fucking way. It will take at least 15 years before they get a vehicle designed that passes the amount of government regulations that will be needed to put civilians into space.
Submitted by strider (user info) at 2004-09-29 14:52:40 EDT (#)
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How about Serious Post Wednesday?
Submitted by MaximusPadus (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:57:35 EDT (#)
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I'm thinking it is somewhere along the lines of....Science Prat, Soon Pooped, Sour Pineapple. Science Post. SCIENCE POST!!!
Or SPW....Silent Put Weadly, Science Post Worker, Sherbet Penis Woman
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:54:39 EDT (#)
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What is this SPW?
Submitted by MaximusPadus (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:47:41 EDT (#)
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What is SPW? Or SP for that matter?
I like space. If it is associated with space, +2, if not, +2.
Submitted by AwesomeJohnson (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:46:47 EDT (#)
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Robot says "PUT MAX IN SPACE"
Submitted by strider (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:44:46 EDT (#)
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yes nerfy, I know you hates the SP anything, but why even click when you know you hate it? please surf elsewhere
Submitted by NerfHerder (user info) at 2004-09-29 13:37:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 for SP_.